BULK INSERT with variable file name

Question

i am trying to bulk insert into Db using sql server 2005

Below is the code.

declare @path varchar(500) 
set @path = \'E:\\Support\\test.csv\'; 

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Answer 1

DECLARE @path varchar(50) = 'D:\ARQUIVOS_CARGAS\CABOS\FILE.prn'
DECLARE @SQL_BULK VARCHAR(MAX)
SET @SQL_BULK = 'BULK INSERT #TAB FROM ''' + @path + ''' WITH
        (
        CODEPAGE = ''ACP'',
        FIRSTROW = 1,
        FIELDTERMINATOR = ''tab'',
        ROWTERMINATOR = ''0x0a'',
        KEEPNULLS
        )'

EXEC (@SQL_BULK)

Answer 2

Try to use Dynamic SQL:

declare @sql varchar(max)
set @sql = 'BULK INSERT #mytable FROM ''' + @path + ''' WITH ...
exec (@sql)